Koraput (SC) | |
State: | Odisha |
Constituency No: | 144 |
Type: | SLA |
District: | Koraput |
Loksabha Cons: | Koraput |
Established: | 1951 |
Reservation: | SC |
Mla: | Raghuram Machha |
Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Latest Election Year: | 2024 |
Electors: | 1,66,404[1] |
Koraput is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Koraput district, Odisha, India.[2]
The constituency includes Koraput, Sunabeda Lamptaput block, 15 Gram panchayats (Badasuku, Deoghati, Kendar, Kerenga, Lankaput, Mahadeiput, Manbar, Mastiput, Padmapur and Umuri) of Koraput block and 8 Gram panchayats (Bodaput, Boipariguda, Chandrapada, Chipakur, Dasamanthapur, Doraguda, Kenduguda, Kollar and Mahuli) of Boipariguda block.[3] [4]
Since its formation in 1951, 15 elections were held till date.
List of members elected from Koraput constituency are:[5] [6]
Year | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | Raghuram Machha | ||
2019 | Raghuram Padal[7] [8] | ||
2014 | Krishna Chandra Sagaria | ||
2009 | Raghuram Padal | ||
2004 | Tara Prasad Bahinipati | ||
2000 | |||
1995 | Gupta Prasad Das | ||
1990 | Harish Chandra Buxipatra | ||
1985 | Nrushinha Nanda Brahma | ||
1980 | |||
1977 | Harish Chandra Buxipatra | ||
1974 | |||
1961 | Toyaka Sangana | ||
1957 | Laxmana Pujari | ||
1951 | Ganga Muduli |
Voting were held on 13th May 2024 in 1st phase of Odisha Assembly Election & 4th phase of Indian General Election. Counting of votes was on 4th June 2024.[9] In 2024 election, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raghuram Machha defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal by a margin of 2,524 votes.
In 2019 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Kanhu Charan Pati by a margin of 6,285 votes.
In 2014 election, Indian National Congress candidate Krushna Chandra Sagaria defeated Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Machha by a margin of 4,976 votes.[10]
In the 2009 election, Biju Janata Dal candidate Raghuram Padal defeated Indian National Congress candidate Krishna Chandra Sagaria by a margin of 1,114 votes.[11]